Umar Akmal released on bail

LAHORE: Test cricketer Umar Akmal, who was charged for allegedly assaulting a traffic warden following a heated argument, has been released on bail, Geo News reported.

Umar Akmal was produced before the duty magistrate on Sunday morning. The magistrate accepted the cricketer’s bail plea after payment of bond worth Rs 1 lakh.

Police said the incident happened near Firdous Market when Umar Akmal violated a traffic signal and then not only had a heated argument with the traffic warden but also threatened him.

Talking to media, Umar Akmal’s counsel said that all invoked provisions in the FIR are bailable, adding that it was all done as per plan.

He said that when Akmal went to police station for having a FIR registered against the traffic warden, he was forced to remain in the police station for five hours.

According to Umar Akmal he told the traffic warden that he had to get to a function and was already late, after which the warden not only abused him but also assaulted him. Akmal added that his face had been injured in the altercation.

Witnesses said the argument between Umar Akmal and the warden started when Umar refused to show the car documents to the warden.

According to police, Akmal had torn the uniform of the traffic warden and there was no mark on his face to support his claims of being assaulted.